Kathleen Robbiani’s patients never complain. They don’t even utter an “ouch” as she works her magic to set a broken arm or stitch up a major laceration. They smile happily as she works to restore them ...
WILTON--If your favorite old doll needs to be fixed -up, one local doll doctor can help you out. Wiltonian Mary Lou Logan has been repairing antique dolls for over 30 years. "When it comes to fixing ...
It sounds like a story from a children’s book: a beloved doll loses its arm to the family dog, or its hair to a scissors-wielding toddler. The injured toy is sent to a hospital for dolls, surgery is ...
Carol Finwall's children sometimes got a little creeped out by the room where she kept supplies for her hobby and home business: They would see disembodied heads, arms and hands and jars full of shiny ...
It may not seem like it, but doll making and repairs is a giant segment of the craft and toy industry. To reinforce this, simply visit an antique shop that specializes in antique dolls or a retailer ...
Ann Marie Carlson shifted half a dozen pieces of the thin porcelain in her hands and dry-fitted them together. A piece of the forehead matched a cheek, a tiny nose fit into place and a skull piece ...